FOUR-LETTER ACRONYMS

Provide the long form of the common abbreviation. Alternate answers may be possible. (e.g., NATO. Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.)

Freshman level

1. ASAP

2. AWOL

3. ESPN

Graduate level

4. MADD

5. BYOB

6. SPCA

Ph.D. level

7. AIDS

8. AARP

9. PETA

Answers: 1. As soon as possible. 2. Absent without leave. 3. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. 4. Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 5. Bring your own bottle. 6. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 7. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 8. American Association of Retired Persons. 9. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

— North America Syndicate